HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2009 (Update 5 Release)

Table 6-2 “Log files generated during update” lists the log files that are generated
during an update:
Table 6-2 Log files generated during update
DescriptionLog file
This log file contains the output from the software selection, analysis
and installation phases of the software update. In addition, this log
file includes output from all control scripts that run during the
update. The swm.log file is the primary log file that you should
reference for the results of the update process.
/var/opt/swm/swm.log
This log file contains the output from the update-ux script. The
update-ux script ensures that the right tools are installed before
performing the update.
/var/adm/sw/update-ux.log
This log file contains the detailed output from the software
installation, including control scripts that run during the update.
Note that the swm.log file is a superset of the information found
in the swagent.log file.
/var/adm/sw/swagent.log
These are log files for individual commands that run during the
update. Success or failure and output from these commands is
recorded in the swm.log. Unless directed by a message in another
log file, there is no need to refer to these log files.
/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log
/var/adm/sw/swconfig.log
/var/adm/sw/swinstall.log
/var/adm/sw/swmodify.log
/var/adm/sw/swreg.log
/var/adm/sw/swremove.log
/var/adm/sw/swverify.log
Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 using the command line interface
This section describes ways to use the update-ux command to update your system
from the Command Line Interface (CLI).
update-ux command
Use the following syntax to run the update-ux command:
update-ux -s source_location -?-i-p-v-f selection_file-x
option=valuesw_spec ...
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